W G YATES AND SONS CONSTRUCTION CO
USDOT 445522 · Doing business as YATES CONSTRUCTION
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (48 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate25% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)5 reported — involvement does not imply fault
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 445522 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | — |
| Legal Name | W G YATES AND SONS CONSTRUCTION CO |
| DBA Name | YATES CONSTRUCTION |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 6016565411 |
| Address | 104 GULLY AVE, Philadelphia, MS, 39350 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20060123) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 84 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 87 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 93 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 73 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 16 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 25% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 5 total (0 fatal, 3 with injuries, 5 towaway) |
- 2026-05-04 — MS — towaway
- 2026-03-30 — MS — 2 injured, towaway
- 2026-01-20 — MS — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-02-06 — MS — towaway
- 2024-10-28 — MS — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (5), 20 (5), 14 (4).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 48 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 48 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 920,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 12-MAR-26 |
W G YATES AND SONS CONSTRUCTION CO operates 48 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in MS.
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